Süper Lig Gameweek 26 Sat, Mar 14 · 10:30 Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
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Our take

Kocaelispor were slight favourites.

Kocaelispor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (26 vs 17). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Konyaspor. Kocaelispor had 4.9 days of rest, Konyaspor 5.9 and had to travel 473 km.

Away travel473 kmRest days4.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Kocaelispor47%
Draw27%
Konyaspor26%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.04
Kocaelispor52%
Draw25%
Konyaspor23%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.05
Kocaelispor46%
Draw28%
Konyaspor26%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.04
Kocaelispor39%
Draw28%
Konyaspor32%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.17
Kocaelispor47%
Draw28%
Konyaspor26%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.02
Over 2.5 46% Both score 51% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · TürkiyeCihan Aydin
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 18

Team strength

KocaelisporKonyaspor
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 17
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
16 AttackIn forecast 13
32 DefenceIn forecast 31
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Kocaelispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Konyaspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KocaelisporKonyaspor
0.88 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.12
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.52
0.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
0.90 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
60% Scored inContext 76%
36% Clean sheetsContext 16%
10.08 ShotsContext 12.80
3.38 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.88
32% On target shareContext 30%
6.20 Shots in the boxContext 7.52
62% Box shareContext 58%
9% ConversionContext 9%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.29
10.76 Shots allowedContext 12.24
3.23 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.08
3.67 BlocksContext 3.08
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.57
67% Save rateContext 62%
49% PossessionIn forecast 53%
362 PassesContext 402
290 Accurate passesContext 330
80% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.78
14.96 FoulsContext 11.68
13.44 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.32
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.28
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext -0.48
60% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.50 ShotsContext 12.00
3.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
29% On target shareContext 28%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
64% Box shareContext 58%
10% ConversionContext 7%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.75
10.50 Shots allowedContext 12.20
2.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
4.10 BlocksContext 3.10
2.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
65% Save rateContext 66%
49% PossessionIn forecast 55%
382 PassesContext 417
311 Accurate passesContext 343
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.72
16.56 FoulsContext 11.70
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Kocaelispor
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km394 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Konyaspor
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel473 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Kocaelispor Konyaspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 9 Mar5.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 8 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km473 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways394 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one4.15.3

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-3-3
35Gökhan Değirmenci(G)
99R. Rivas 6H. Smolčić 2A. Dijksteel 22A. Oğuz
75T. Bingöl 14Show 8H. Keïta
17D. Churlinov 19S. Dursun 7Daniel Agyei
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Konyaspor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13B. Güngördü(G)
24A. Boşluk 5U. Yazğılı 39A. Nagalo 23Y. Andzouana
18B. Kutlu 16M. Jevtović
70K. Olaigbe 77M. İbrahimoğlu 9D. Türüç
40J. Muleka
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Kocaelispor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Konyaspor Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kocaelispor+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Konyaspor-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Kocaelispor · Home 1.62points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
6-3-4
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.69
Konyaspor · Away 0.75points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
2-3-7
Scored
1.08
Conceded
1.92

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

1 Kocaelispor wins0 draws0 Konyaspor wins
Goals per game3.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 18 Oct 2025Konyaspor2–3Kocaelispor

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Cihan Aydin Türkiye · 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.67league 4.45
Red cards0.17league 0.21
Cards 5+33%league 45%
Fouls26.0league 26.0
Penalties0.33league 0.26
Home wins28%league 37%
Kocaelispor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L28 Feb 26H · Besiktas0–11
Konyaspor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 5.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • L2 May 25A · Antalyaspor0–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Kocaelispor25 games · scored 22 · conceded 25
1 4 0-15
4 16-30
5 4 31-45
1 5 46-60
5 4 61-75
6 8 76-90
Konyaspor25 games · scored 28 · conceded 38
1 2 0-15
7 6 16-30
3 11 31-45
5 8 46-60
3 6 61-75
9 5 76-90
Kocaelispor10 games · scored 10 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Konyaspor10 games · scored 8 · conceded 14
0-15
2 2 16-30
5 31-45
2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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